From Yesterday

Another view of the ever-changing Hopper in Williamstown, MA from yesterday. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

No More Stories

 No more stories. The Hopper in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

In the Other Direction

In the Other Direction. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel. 

This morning I wanted to paint the Hopper again but ended up painting in the other direction. As I walked to my painting spot, I wondered if the bear had returned.  I noticed that a large branch high up in the birch next to the apple tree had crazily lowered itself into the apple tree.  Then I saw the bear partially hidden about ten feet above me. The bear was quiet and still but then let out a snort and the branches moved.  What a klutz! Suddenly I realized maybe I was the klutz.  I moved gently away to another location where the view of the Hopper was not as good as the view in the other direction.  But from where I was, I could see the bottom of the birch and saw the bear eventually leave.  The bear left a mess up in the apple tree.

View of the Hopper

View of the Hopper. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Before the thunderstorm moved in this afternoon, I painted another version of the Hopper in Williamstown, MA, from a closer vantage point.  

The Hopper with Clouds and Sun

Here is yesterday's second painting The changing light from the clouds and sun continued throughout most of the day.  The bear did not come back while I was there.  It depicts a view of the Hopper from Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA.  11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Scampering at the Hopper

This is the first of two paintings of the Hopper, done today from a hayfield at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA, on a day of clouds and sun.  When I was finished and started to head back to the car, I saw a young bear scampering away from me. I think I interrupted the bear trying to climb a nearby apple tree. He took a sharp left and headed for the woods. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Local Street Scene

Tunnel City Coffee on Spring Street in Williamstown, MA.  The second one of a series. 10x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Into the Woods

Looking for a change, I went into the woods this afternoon, and painted the maple sugar shack at Hopkins Forest in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Try To Find It

The fall of the water is loud, and the sound is constant; it doesn't change. The water, on the other hand, moves everywhere all at once, though it repeats a loose pattern shaped by the rocks.  It's exhilarating to try to find it.  Today's painting at Mount Hope Park in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Even the Rocks

If I keep painting this river, eventually I'll figure it out.  Or maybe I won't. Constant change and turbulence, with some things changing less quickly.  Squint, squint!  Even the rocks change! At the Green River at Mount Hope Park in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Always For The Better

A July view of Mount Greylock from Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  I never tire of looking at the view and if you wait long enough, it will change, always for the better.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

The Rush of the River

Since I didn't want to be too far from the car, in case it started to rain, I took a more typical vantage point (for me) to paint the rush of the Green River at Mount Hope Park in Williamstown, MA.  But the weather report was more threatening than the actual weather. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

A Street Revisited

A painting of a street in Aix-en-Provence which I did in early May and recently tweaked. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Churning Waters

For this painting of the Green River at Mount Hope Park, done this morning, I chose a different location just to the left of the bridge entrance.  A lot of water is churning from the recent rains. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Lively on the North Trail

This lively but not living tree surrounded by green caught my eye recently on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  I set up in the shade to paint it yesterday.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Malaga Street

 Seating on the street in Malaga, Spain. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Early Morning Carmona

A more accurate photo of a small street in Carmona, Spain, early in the morning.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

This Time in Oil

The larger version of the previous post of a narrow street in Antequera, Spain, this time in oil. 20x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

A Narrow Street

Here's a better photo of a gouache painting of a narrow street in Antequera, Spain.  I've started a larger version in oil.  8x6 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

A Crowded Plaza

A better photo of a previously posted painting of a crowded plaza in Madrid.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper. 

Exhibition News

Good news is always nice.  My painting "Above Fields 2" was juried into the North Shore Arts Arts Association's Exhibit New England '23 show and won the Milton Provoncha Family Award for an Outstanding Work of Art in Any Medium.  The exhibition is on view through July 29th at the NSAA, 11 Pirate's Lane, in Gloucester, MA.

Where a Stream

Back to my Spain project with a better photo of this gouache painting done at the beach in Marbella.  The green is where a stream runs into the sea. 6x8inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Narrow and Downhill Gaucin

 A view of a narrow, downhill street in Gaucin, Spain. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.